GIF
typhoon jet
Facts
about the typhoon jet
•THE AIRCRAFT
•The
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most powerful and reliable swing-role combat
aircraft.
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•Eurofighter
Typhoon delivers an enviable level of flexibility and efficiency. Only
Eurofighter Typhoon possesses both adequate weapon availability (up to 6 bombs
whilst also carrying six missiles, a cannon and a targeting pod) and sufficient
processing power to simultaneously support missile in-flight updates and bomb
in-flight targeting. True swing-role capability.
•The
aircraft is designed to be upgraded and extended to provide decades of
effective use. Combining a proven, agile airframe built from stealth materials
with the latest sensor, control and weapons systems delivers the optimum combat
capability – both beyond visual range (BVR) and in close combat.
•The
weapons systems, navigation technologies and control infrastructure are all
designed to be upgraded, to continue to enhance the overall performance of the
aircraft.
•THEAIRFRAME
•The
aircraft is built with advanced composite materials to deliver a low radar
profile and strong airframe. Only 15% of the aircraft’s surface is metal,
delivering stealth operation and protection from radar-based systems. Pilots
were included in design from the earliest stages to develop a deliberately
unstable airframe that can still be flown effectively. This delivers both
superior manoeuvrability at subsonic speeds and efficient supersonic capability
to support the widest range of combat scenarios.
•EUROFIGHTER
TYPHOON SPECIFICATIONS
•Max Speed MACH 2.0
•Thrust
•90kN from each of the two
Euro
jet 200 turbo jets
Length 15.96M
•Max Altitude ABOVE 55,000FT
•Wingspan 10.95M
•PRODUCTION
•Eurofighter
Typhoon foreplane
•The
innovative production techniques developed for Eurofighter Typhoon have created
a whole new industry for the most effective use of advanced composite
materials. These provide greater tensile strength and more aerodynamic
performance with less weight and more reliability than traditional materials.
•The
Eurojet
EJ200 engine
•Developing
leading-edge engine technology has been a key part of the Eurofighter Typhoon
project from the start. Four global companies have jointly developed the high
performance EJ200 power plants that each provide 90kN of thrust from a small
lightweight engine with high strength and high temperature capability.
•The
two-spool design with single-stage turbines drives the three-stage fan and
five-stage HP compressor with annular combustion with vaporising burners. This
allows Eurofighter Typhoon to cruise at supersonic speeds without the use of
reheat for extended periods. The engines deliver 1,000 flying hours without
needing unscheduled maintenance through the use of advanced integrated Health
Monitoring for class-leading reliability, maintainability and Through Life
Cost.
••RADAR
•The
Captor-M mechanically scanned radar is a best-in-class radar, offering an
extensive suite of modes to meet customers’ operational requirements, as well
as providing a very competitive field of regard.
•Captor-E
is the future primary sensor on Eurofighter Typhoon and has a full suite of
Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface modes. The capacious front fuselage of the
Eurofighter Typhoon allows the installation of Captor-E’s optimised array whose
Field of Regard is some 50 per cent wider than traditional fixed plate systems.
•This
wide field of regard offers significant benefits in both Air-to-Air and
Air-to-Surface engagements and given the large power and aperture available
provides the pilot with much enhanced angular coverage compared to fixed plate
systems.
•THE COCKPIT
•Inside
The Eurofighter Typhoon cockpit
•Throughout
the design of the Eurofighter Typhoon, the needs of the single seat pilot have
been paramount. This has meant high levels of attention to the control and
information interfaces throughout the unique glass cockpit, from the head-up,
head-down and head-out systems to all-round vision. High workload situations
were analysed to establish information priorities and automate tasks.
•The
advanced cockpit design and layout is based on an extensive series of formal
assessments in a rapid prototype facility, undertaken by operational pilots
from air forces flying the Eurofighter Typhoon. Using and upgrading the
advanced digital technology not only enhances operation and survivability, but
also simplifies aircraft maintenance.
•Other
features such as Direct Voice Input (DVI) and Hands On Throttle And Stick
(HOTAS) control functions have been implemented on the Eurofighter Typhoon to
drastically reduce the pilot’s workload. Voice + Throttle And Stick (VTAS)
enables single pilot operations even in the most demanding Air-to-Air,
Air-to-Surface and swing-role missions.
